Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-05
AT TIE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
PENSION BILLS In THE SENATE.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
MORE vETOEs IN THE HOUSE

The Senate.
Among the papers submitted to the Senate to-
Gay was a communication from the Secretary of the
Navy, with report Of Lieut. e. H. Taunt, U. 8. n,
OF MS SIX months journey on the Congo river To-
gether with articles, ornaments and coins col
lected by him.
The conference report on the bill for a public
oulldlng at Chattanooga, Tenn, was agreed to.
PENSION BILLS ON THE CALENDAR.
Ine senate then proceeded to consider pension
bills on the calendar
Sixty-six pension bills were passed among them
tne house OIL granting pension OF $50 month
70 the widow OF Brgadfer General Thomas Fran
cis c ha wsd; House bin increasing the pension
Marine corps from $50 to $40 month "a senate bill
increasing the pension OF the widow Of Major Gen.
nurse s12 month; one giving q Volunteer nurse
so month; one increasing the pension OF the
widow OF Commodore Spicer to $50; and one in
Burritt to 500.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
Ine Senate then, at LILO proceeded to the con-
sl1sra1lon 1 ,le, OF the Indian appropriation BILL
passed without word of discussion and with no
more deiay Than was consistent with its very
rapid reading
THE FREEDMANS BANK BILL.
1AAA' 1AoAhhh ino'eu W pfOCecO I'D tne CO0SiOofd-
ton OF the bill to reimburse the depostors of the
Freedman's Savings and Trust company. Not
agreed to.
MR.. NC PHERsON MAKES PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr Mcpherson made a personal explanation in
regard 10 q statement in the Washington cores
pondence OF the New York World. He
was therein represented as saying dn
fndciaI9 HuHtaalOn marks that the report Of the
matter was very great triumph for the ,OOrld;
Inat IL was very clear to his mind that as soon as
congress comprehended the true nature of the ex-
posure vigorous steps would be taken to bring the
Pacific railroads to book.
EADs' SHIP RAILWAY BILL
The Senate then took up the Eads ship railway
bill
House Of Representatives.
MORE PENSION vEToEs.
The speaker laid before the House message
from the President, returning without his ap-
proval bill granting pension to Cuthbert Stone.
In his veto message the President states that the
army records show that the claimant spent most
Of bis term of enlistment in deserion or in imprs-
onment for desertion. Thus says the President,
Is exhibited the ''lOng and faithful service and
nigh character OF the claimant mentioned by the
committee as emitting him to consideration
withhold my assent from the bill because If the
1aetS before me are true the allowance OF this
claim would be travesty on our whole scheme OF
pensions and an insult to every decent veteran
soldier
In vetoing the bill granting pension to Abraham
T. Grigg, the President quotes from the hospital
records to show that the claimant was not sick,
but completely worthless, obese and lazy" The
President does not regard it as strange that this
special acts are passed. seeks relief by such means
twenty years after his claim had been rejected by
the pension bureau.
The President also sent in messages vetoing bills
granting pensions to Franklin Sweet, Jesse Camp
bell, r. K. Bennett, Catherine Sadler and James r.
Baylor, on the ground principally that their claims
are still pending In the pension bureau.
The messages were referred to the committee on
invalid pensions.
- THE DIRECT TAX REFUND
The Speaker laid before the House the bill OF the
Senate for the refund OF the direct taxes
Mr.. Heard (Mo} moved that it be referred to the
committee on the judiciary. Agreed to. Yeas 134,
nays 81.
THE FORTH OF JULY CLAIMS.
The House then proceeded to the consideration
OF the bill for the payment Of what are known as
the 18th OF July claims."
District i'm Congress.
IN FAVOR OF THE CABLE RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. Riddleberger presented petitions in the Sem
ate to-day signed by 333 residents OF 5th, 9th,
18th, 18th and 18th streets, and Mr. Cheney pre-
sented petitions signed by 65 residents OF Dstreet,
81 of street, 43 OF New York avenue, 81 of oath
and 26th streets 90 business men Of street and 20
OF INDIANA avenue, in favor of the cable rail way
bill. All were referred to the District commi ttee
PETITION AGAINST CABLE ROAD ON THIRTEENTH
STREET.
petition was presented at the Senate to-day by
Senator Allison, against cable road on 18th
street, signed by the following committee on be-
halt OF some three hundred property owners and
residents on the line of that street: c. v. Riley
E. Carusi, T. Rush Shippen, Alex. Porter Morse.
j. d. Turr1ll, B. r. Catlfn. r. II. Galpin, Charles
Gurley, VIM. F. CLARKE.
WEST WASHINGTON IN FAVOR OF THE TRACTION ROAD.
There was presented in the Senate to-day De-
hn
hundred and thirty West Washington property
holders, among whom were the following: Austin
Herr, Lewis T. Cartwright, F. [. Moore, a. C.
g, Cra1g, arthur 3; Cropley, g: W. Cissel Co, Jay
COOKE, D. L. Libbey, Frank P. Leetch, f. v. Onut.
Capitol Topics.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate yesterday: Earnest A. Man, of Florida
TO be consul at Gothenburg. Richard A. Jones' Of
oregon; to be chief justice OF the supreme court OF
the territory of Washington. Frank Allyn, of Iowa;
to be associate justice Of the supreme court of the
territory OF Washington. James H. Wright, of
Of the territory Of Arizona. War-Capt. Edward
Mooe, "a infantry, to be major 1st infantry; First
Lieut. Lieut.: John " Hanney Sd infantry, to be captain;
first lieutenant; Maj. Edward Collins lst infantra,
to 6e lieutenant colonel 7th infantry; First. Lieut..
second Lent l. flsE corPn to Re captain; ia n
nrst lieutenant; second Lieut.. Charles L. Potter,
0tn cavalry, to be second lieutenant engineers.
Navy-Medical Inspector David Kindleberger, to
De medical director; Surg. Benz. II. Kidder to be
q medical inspector; Passed Asst. Surg. Benz. F.
rogers 70 be surgeon; Commander Henry B.
Seely, 10 oe captain; Lieut.. Commander Thomas
Nelson, to be commander.
THE FORTIFICATIoNS APPROPRIATION BILL
The cOnferees on the fortifcations appropria-
ton bill OF last session met this morning and had
before them Haskell, the inventor OF the multi
cnarge gun; Ttmby, inventor OF the Timby re-
yolvtng tower; Mr.. Norman Wegard, Mr. william
+. Hunt, president OF the South Boston Iron
WORKS, and Gen. Benet, chief Of ordnance The
conferees will meet again Monday.
OPPOSITION TO THE ANTI-POLYGAMY BILL.
Tne conferees on the anti-polygamy bill held
another long session this afternoon. Senators
Edmunds and Ingalls, were present. The opposi-
tiOn to the bill Is determined and aggressive,
ana the arguments in conference to-day were
spirited.
LIGHTING THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has trans
mitted to the House letter Of the light-h house
board submitting an ttemized estimate of the ex-
penses OF providing permanent plant for use in
connection with the lighting and maintenance OF
the Statue OF Liberty Light Station and asking
that action be had with q view to obtaining the
purpose.
OFFICERS MILEAGE.
Estimates were submitted to the House yesterday
aggregating $2500o for deficiencies in the appro-
prlatlon for pay, &C., OF the army (mleage OF of-
GERS for the current year, with request that the
tend the limit fixed by the army act Of 1885, for
mileage OF officers when authorized by law, from
$4,000 to $155OOO.